1. Event date

29th May - 1st June 2027

2. start / finish line

Mytholmroyd Community Centre (MYCC), Caldene Avenue, there will be tea, coffee and breakfast pastries to get you fueled up from 6am to 7.45am.

Vehicles can be parked at MYCC for the duration of the event. Camper vans can park out front of Community Centre prior to the start. 

The event hub is 5 minutes from Mytholmroyd train station on the Leeds to Manchester Pennine line.

There is a bag drop option (max 30 litres) for a change of clothes. The centre has excellent separate male / female shower rooms and in the village there is a Sainsburys and an ASDA.

The start line will be marked out with chalk at the front of the community centre.

Group start 8am

3. GPx File

A ‘field tested’ gpx file to guide you around the 500kms single stage route will be sent to your email address a week prior to the event.

The GPS will be on public view at Ride with GPS following the inaugural Pennine 500 event and so riders are welcome to experience the route as a DIY adventure.

4. TRACKERs

The event organiser will not be providing GPS trackers. Many riders have their own personal GPS trackers and they are readily available to hire. There will be a ‘dot watching’ page hosted by an established outfit where riders can register their own and hired GPS trackers.

The purpose of a tracker is to validate that the rider has followed the complete, official Pennine 500 route with their time entered onto the Pennine 500 page.

Some riders do not feel the need to have a tracker and that’s fine. They are welcome to sign onto the event and enjoy the ride as free wheeling adventurer.

Trackers are not for safety monitoring, and riders are responsible for their own safety.

5. Route

500kms / 9,600m

6. PERSONAL CHALLENGE

Pennine 500 is not a bike race. It is a personal challenge. There will be no podium presentations, no prizes and no list showing the placing of each rider.

7. legal matters

8. Tickets

£25 for 25 years old and under (minimum age 14 years old accompanied by a guardian)

£35 for over 25 year olds

£55 Patrons who will be sent four zines titled ‘Pennine Journey’ each one detailing particular sections of the route with photos, maps and stories from the trail.

Entry opens 1st October 2026.